confine to

confine (someone or something) to (someone or something)

1. To restrict a person or animal to a particular place or area. Don't worry, the baby is confined to her playpen right now.Maddy is scared of dogs, so we need to confine Fido to the backyard.

2. To restrict something to a particular person or thing; to limit the scope of something. We need to confine our investigation to the area around the park for now.Please confine your requests to the essentials, so as to not overwhelm the staff.

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